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How to enjoy the outdoors without sun damage
The harmful effects of sun exposure are one of the most important things for anglers to understand when they’re fishing

The smelly, fish-killing prices of inaction
Red tide. They’re probably two words nobody on or near Florida’s West Coast wants to hear, and I can understand

The Sister Keys prove people can protect the natural world
The Sister Keys of today are an extraordinary example of what can be done to protect and enhance the Sarasota Bay ecosystem and a remarkable future vision of the restorative power of nature.

Fishing with Capt. Kevin Wessel
My pliers were in one hand and a fly was in the other as I prepared to cut the leader

Never Stop Learning
Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines learning as “knowledge or skill acquired by instruction or study.” As most anglers will attest, that’s

Make Fishing Fun
Lately, it seems we’re constantly reminded how our experiences growing up molded us into the kind of person we are

Reel Time: Jack Crevalle, Pit Bulls of the Sea
For most local anglers, jack crevalle is not a target species. That’s pretty much true for fly and spin anglers

Your Environment is Worth More Protection Than It’s Getting
In Manatee County the DEP’s biggest failure is Piney Point

Reel Time: Clean Water Act Case Benefits Anglers
Suncoast Waterkeeper and partner environmental groups Tampa Bay Waterkeeper, Manasota-88 and Our Children’s Earth Foundation have once again given local anglers cause for some

Reel Time on the Road: River of Painted Rocks
The river’s edge was garlanded with the lime-green blush of early spring. Maples, oaks and sourwood trees lined the banks,

Reel Time on the Road: Looking back, Paying Forward
One of the things I like most about fishing is the friends we make along the way and the many

Suncoast Waterkeeper: Guardian of The Bay
As readers are no doubt aware, I love to write about all things fishing, including the need to actively work